One million Micro Bits – a basic computer similar to a Raspberry Pi – will be given to all children starting secondary school in the autumn term. It will include a new drama based on Grand Theft Auto and the hope is the initiative will encourage more children to get into coding and programming.

BBC director-general Tony Hall says the BBC wants to inspire the digital visionaries of the future.

“Only the BBC can bring partners together to attempt something this ambitious, this is important to Britain’s future on the world stage,” he says.

Medium now allowing publications to use their own custom domains

Blogging service Medium is allowing select users to create their own “publication” with a custom domain, Venture Beat reports.

The feature is being launched in a limited beta as the company works to iron out the kinks before a wider roll out.

Overnight

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 259.83 to 17,895.22. The Australian Dollar is currently trading at US77 cents.